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Programs & Services

Statewide Mutual Aid

April 28 Tornadoes

SMA Tracking Form [8kb PDF]

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When disaster strikes, localities need all the help they can get to deal with the emergency. Under the Virginia Statewide Mutual Aid compact, cities and counties can seek additional resources from member communities to strengthen their response and recovery efforts.

• Statewide Mutual Aid Operations Manual, revised Sept. 20, 2006 [643kb PDF]
• Statewide Mutual Aid Member Localities
• Frequently Asked Questions
• Member Localities Contact List [271kb PDF. Note that to view the Member Localities Contact List, you must have a Pegasus account to access the Restricted Access Area]

Statewide Mutual Aid Forms and Checklists

• Model Authorizing Resolution [51kb doc]
• SMA Conference Call Checklist [54kb doc]
• SMA Cost Tracking [62kb doc]
• SMA Demobilization Checklist [35kb doc]
• SMA Deployed Personnel Tracker [54kb doc]
• SMA Deployment Checklist [56kb doc]
• SMA Event Agreement [51kb doc]
• SMA Hourly Timesheet [59kb doc]
• SMA Locality Reimbursement Form [69kb doc]
• SMA Mission Cost Estimate [33kb doc]
• SMA Mobilization Checklist [35kb doc]
• SMA Personnel Demobilization Schedule [60kb doc]
• SMA Personnel Information Form [28kb doc]
• SMA Reimbursement Checklist [31kb doc]
• SMA Request Checklist [34kb doc]
• SMA Response Survey Form [28kb doc]
• SMA Contact Form [31kb doc]
• SMA Mission Status [58kb doc]

About Statewide Mutual Aid

The Statewide Mutual Aid program was developed to assist cities and counties to more quickly and efficiently provide assistance to each other in response to a major disaster. Common expectations and procedures for implementation have been established and potentially problematic issues (such as those relating to insurance, liability coverage, and reimbursement) have been resolved in advance.

The program does not interfere with day-to-day agreements between nearby localities or other state agency sponsored mutual aid arrangements or programs already in place. The SMA program has the active support of the Virginia Municipal League, the Virginia Association of Counties, selected state agencies with primary emergency response roles, and all professional emergency responder member organizations statewide.

In fact, it was designed by a committee of representatives from these organizations. A fundamental principle was to establish such a program with sufficient flexibility so that it would be in the best interest of all cities and counties to participate. Direct guidance and assistance is available to cities and counties with sign-on, implementation, and reimbursement procedures as needed.

Statewide Mutual Aid Member Localities (May 8, 2006)
(The following localities have adopted an authorizing resolution.)

 

SMA Member Localities

Accomack County Albemarle County City of Alexandria Alleghany County Amelia County Amherst County Appomattox County Arlington County Augusta County Bath County Bedford County City of Bedford Bland County Botetourt County City of Bristol Brunswick County Buchanan County Buckingham County City of Buena Vista Campbell County Caroline County Carroll County Charles City County Charlotte County City of Charlottesville City of Chesapeake Chesterfield County Town of Chincoteague Town of Christiansburg Clarke County City of Colonial Heights City of Covington Craig County Culpeper County Cumberland County City of Danville Dickenson County Dinwiddie County City of Emporia Essex County City of Fairfax Fairfax County City of Falls Church Town of Farmville Fauquier County Floyd County Fluvanna County

Franklin County City of Franklin Frederick County City of Fredericksburg City of Galax Giles County Gloucester County Goochland County Grayson County Greene County Greensville County Halifax County City of Hampton Hanover County City of Harrisonburg Henrico County Henry County Highland County City of Hopewell Isle of Wight County James City County King and Queen County King George County King William County Lancaster County Lee County City of Lexington Loudoun County Louisa County Lunenburg County City of Lynchburg Madison County City of Manassas City of Manassas Park City of Martinsville Mathews County Mecklenburg County Middlesex County Montgomery County Nelson County New Kent County City of Newport News City of Norfolk Northampton County Northumberland County City of Norton Nottoway County

Orange County Page County Patrick County City of Petersburg Pittsylvania County City of Poquoson City of Portsmouth Powhatan County Prince Edward County Prince George County Prince William County Pulaski County City of Radford Rappahannock County City of Richmond Richmond County City of Roanoke Roanoke County Rockbridge County Rockingham County Russell County City of Salem Scott County Shenandoah County Smyth County Town of South Boston Southampton County Spotsylvania County Stafford County City of Staunton City of Suffolk Surry County Sussex County Tazewell County Town of Vinton City of Virginia Beach Warren County Washington County City of Waynesboro Westmoreland County City of Williamsburg City of Winchester Wise County Wythe County York County Total = 139

For more information, contact Kenny Hayes by phone at (804) 674-2400 or by e-mail at sma@vdem.virginia.gov.